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"Comin' Thro' the Rye" is a poem written in 1784 by Robert Burns (1759–1796). The words are put to the melody of the Scottish Minstrel "Common' Frae The Town".This is a variant of the tune to which "Auld Lang Syne" is usually sung—the melodic shape is almost identical, the difference lying in the tempo and rhythm.
Almost every sizeable Scottish body of water has a kelpie story associated with it, [11] [38] but the most widely reported is the kelpie of Loch Ness. Several stories of mythical spirits and monsters are attached to the loch's vicinity, dating back to 6th-century reports of Saint Columba defeating a monster on the banks of the River Ness. [45]
a body of water, usually freshwater, of relatively large size contained on a body of land. Lick: a small watercourse or an ephemeral stream: Loch: a body of water such as a lake, sea inlet, firth, fjord, estuary or bay. Scottish Mangrove swamp: a saline coastal habitat of mangrove trees and shrubs. Marsh
Loch (/ l ɒ x / LOKH) is a word meaning "lake" or "sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". [1] A small loch is called a lochan. Lochs which connect to the sea may be called "sea lochs" or "sea loughs".
The each-uisge (Scottish Gaelic: [ɛxˈɯʃkʲə], literally "water horse") is a water spirit in Irish and Scottish folklore, spelled as the each-uisce (anglicized as aughisky or ech-ushkya) in Ireland and cabbyl-ushtey on the Isle of Man. It usually takes the form of a horse, and is similar to the kelpie but far more vicious.
A male person. Short for body. [53] bodge (also botch) To make a mess of or to fix poorly. [53] bog Toilet [54] bog off Go away (originally RAF slang) [55] bog roll Toilet paper. [55] Bogtrotter Derogatory term for an Irishman, particularly an Irish peasant. [54] bollocking A severe telling off. [56] bollocks (or ballocks) Vulgar term used for ...
In Scottish Gaelic, the Firth of Clyde is treated as two bodies, with the landward end being called Linne Chluaidh (IPA: [ˈʎiɲə ˈxl̪ˠuəj]; meaning the same as the English), while the area around the south of Arran, Kintyre and Ayrshire/Galloway is An Linne Ghlas Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ə ˈʎiɲə ˈɣl̪ˠas̪].
Griogal Cridhe (literally "Gregor of the Heart", or "Beloved Gregor" [1]) is a traditional Scottish lament and lullaby that was composed in Gaelic by Mór Chaimbeul ("Marion Campbell"), the widow of Griogair Ruadh Mac Griogair ("Gregor the Red MacGregor") (1541–1570), the chief of the Clan MacGregor of Glen Strae, who was executed at Taymouth Castle, Perthshire, on April 7, 1570.